Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
saying to them,
King James Version
Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Holman Bible
and He said,
International Standard Version
He told them, "It is written, "My house is to be called a house of prayer,' but you have turned it into a hideout for bandits!"
A Conservative Version
saying to them, It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but ye made it a den of robbers.
American Standard Version
saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.
Amplified
saying to them,
An Understandable Version
saying to them, "It is written [Isa. 56:7], 'And my house [i.e., the Temple] will be a house for prayer, but [Jer. 7:11] 'You have made it a hideout for thieves.'"
Anderson New Testament
and said to them: It is written, My house is a house of prayer; but you have made it a den of robbers.
Bible in Basic English
Saying to them, It has been said, My house is to be a house of prayer, but you have made it a hole of thieves.
Common New Testament
saying to them, "It is written, 'My house shall be a house of prayer'; but you have made it a den of robbers."
Daniel Mace New Testament
"my house is a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves."
Darby Translation
saying to them, It is written, My house is a house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of robbers.
Godbey New Testament
saying to them; It has been written, My house shall be a house of prayer: but you have made it a den of thieves.
Goodspeed New Testament
and he said to them, "The Scripture says, 'And my house shall be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a den of robbers!"
John Wesley New Testament
Saying to them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Julia Smith Translation
Saying to them, It has been written, My house is the house of prayer: and ye have made it a den of robbers.
King James 2000
Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but you have made it a den of thieves.
Lexham Expanded Bible
saying to them, "It is written, 'And my house will be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a cave of robbers!"
Modern King James verseion
saying to them, It is written, "My house is a house of prayer," but you have made it a den of thieves.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
saying unto them, "It is written, 'My house is the house of prayer.' But ye have made it a den of thieves."
Moffatt New Testament
"It is written," he told them, "my house shall be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers."
Montgomery New Testament
saying, "It is written, ??he house of God shall be called a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers."
NET Bible
saying to them, "It is written, 'My house will be a house of prayer,' but you have turned it into a den of robbers!"
New Heart English Bible
saying to them, "It is written, 'My house is a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of robbers'."
Noyes New Testament
saying to them, It is written, "And my house shall be a house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of robbers."
Sawyer New Testament
saying to them, it is written, My house shall be a house of prayer; but you have made it a den of robbers.
The Emphasized Bible
saying unto them - It is written, And, my house, shall be, a house of prayer; but, ye, have made, it, a den of robbers.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Saying as he did so: "Scripture says--'My House shall be a House of Prayer'; but you have made it 'a den of robbers.'"
Webster
Saying to them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Weymouth New Testament
"It is written," He said, "'And My house shall be the House of Prayer,' but you have made it a robbers' cave."
Williams New Testament
and He said to them, "The Scripture says, 'And my house shall be a house of prayer,' but you have made it a cave for robbers."
World English Bible
saying to them, "It is written, 'My house is a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of robbers'!"
Worrell New Testament
saying to them, "It has been written, 'And My house shall be a house of prayer;' but ye made it a den of robbers."
Worsley New Testament
saying unto them, It is written, "my house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves."
Youngs Literal Translation
saying to them, 'It hath been written, My house is a house of prayer -- but ye made it a den of robbers.'
Themes
Covetousness » Instances of » Money-changers in the temple
Jesus Christ » History of » Drives the money changers out of the temple (in jerusalem)
Sin » Defined » Denunciation of
Temple » Herod the great's temple » Jesus expels money-exchangers from
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 19:46
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Cleansing Of The Temple
45
Jesus entered the temple and drove out the merchants.
46 saying to them,
Names
Cross References
Jeremiah 7:11
Has this house, called by my name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, declares Jehovah.
Isaiah 56:7
I will bring them to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar. My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.
Psalm 93:5
Your testimonies are very sure: holiness adorns your house, O Jehovah, forever.
Ezekiel 43:12
This is a regulation of the Temple: The whole area all the way around the top of the mountain is most holy. Indeed, this is a regulation of the Temple.
Hosea 12:7
Jehovah says: The merchants use dishonest scales. They love to cheat people.
Matthew 23:13
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You close the kingdom of heaven to people. You do not invite others to enter nor do you enter.